GP SURGERY UPDATE Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 Yesterday a group of Gloucestershire MPs met Health Secretary Victoria Atkins to discuss the funding of GP surgeries following correspondence from a number of them. We made a number of suggestions and requests and the Health Secretary has said she will consider them. We will continue to work with her and with our local GP surgeries to help them improve appointment times and patient care. Westminster News
PRESS RELEASE: Flooding 19th April 2024 Laurence Robertson, Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury, Welcomes Government Action on Flooding but Agrees that More Can Be Done Laurence Robertson MP has... Local News
Water Environment Reinvestment 9th April 2024 The River Avon and the River Severn both flow through the Tewkesbury constituency, and while they do bring their own share of problems, as waterways they are... Westminster News
Rwanda Bill 18th January 2024 Stopping illegal immigration, most of which is through small boats coming across the Channel, is one of the priorities of my constituents. I am therefore... Westminster News
Flooding - Parliamentary Action 9th January 2024 The awful flooding that has affected so many over the past week has damaged homes, farms and livelihoods, and we must do all we can to mitigate the devastating... Westminster News
Flood Recovery Framework 6th January 2024 With so many affected by the flooding that has taken place in recent days I am very pleased to hear that the Government has announced a raft of financial... Local News
Tewkesbury Flooding 5th January 2024 Flood alerts continue to remain in place for the River Avon and the River Severn, with levels at an expected peak of 4.7m at the Mythe. Additional flooding is... Local News
The Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill 8th December 2023 This year I was fortunate to come third in the ballot for a Private Members’ Bill (PMB). PMBs are introduced by MPs and Peers who are not government ministers... Westminster News
Rememberance Sunday 2023 12th November 2023 Annie and I were privileged to attend the Remembrance Day service at Tewkesbury this morning. In spite of the weather, it was a great turnout as usual. Thank... Local News
A46 Update 1st November 2023 Pleased to receive notification from the Roads Minister and the County Council that possible proposals to reduce J9 to a two-way junction are being dropped, and... Local News